Balikbayans! What things/food do you hoard, must eat food list when visiting PH

[euwie]

Hello! I'm an ofw and whenever I'm abroad, i daydream of stuff that i will buy when i visit PH. Specially the food that i will eat, restos to try, i usually daydream of them. Pero kapag nasa pinas na ako, lagi ko nakakalimutan or hindi ko na maisip yung mga naisip kong bibilhin at kakainin ko. Please share your list. Thanks!

[ataypool]

1. Mga kakanin like putosinta, bibingka, tinupig, ensaymada, etc. na galing sa probinsya, pag galing sa Manila mostly crap. I miss the puto na nilalako noong 80s and biko that were sold in sari-sari stores, piso lang yata noon one slice (napaghahalata age ko). If there's no chance for me to go outside Manila, what I do is go to Salcedo Market where I can get those kakanin sourced from the provinces.

2. Roadside pork and chicken ass barbecue - I craved for them pero medyo ingat na ako sa streetfood, bad for my stomach and ruins my holiday.

3. Fried Chicken - Max, Savory, McDonalds, Jollibee, etc. - when sick of eating at restaurants being hyped (don't take the word of bloggers and food reviewers, they get served the best food)

[sarsingkit]

I haven't been home in 4 years but when we have family that goes for a vacation to the Philippines, I just usually request, Goldilocks and Red Ribbon products. Si hubby, mga kakanin saka dried fish. I so want to eat Purefoods Hotdog pero bawal mag dala ng meat here in Canada eh kaya sad lang. We take the opportunity to eat at Jollibee whenever we cross the border to the US.

[marbleslice]

Ang inuuwi ko from Pinas... too many to mention. Haha. But kasama na doon, Michelle's Putong Ube, Eng Bee Tin goodies (hopia, mooncake, etc), goldilocks, Chicharon. Then take out ako ng Jolly spaghetti and chicken from the Jolibee at NAIA. Hehe

When I'm in Manila for vacation, masaya na ko sa Amber's like pichi pichi, spaghetti, and pancit.
Sa next na uwi ko I'm gonna try a lot of restos - including Locavore, Jonas Pares, madami pa. Haha. Nakakagutom ang thread na to ha! hehe

[eischied_21]

I wanna try Sarsa resto when I go back home for vacation.

[jakh]

1) Ang inuuwi ko from Pinas is Tablea, Pili nuts and goldilocks polvoron.

2 Hindi pwedeng mawala sa must eats ang Jollibee. Yan talaga ang una kong hinahanap. Pagdating ko naman ng Bicol, I'd always head to Biggs Diner. 

[TysLolakins]

Mary Grace cheese rolls
freshly picked fruits in season like duhat, lansones, manga, sinigwelas, actually if can do the actual picking the better
i can eat a vegetable dish all the time like the ones with malunggay, himbabao, okra
fried or grilled hito (local/native catfish), yung yellowish ang meat


i don't usually bring anything back, by the time i come back from vacation i've usually stuffed myself already to the point of feeling sick with just the sight of food 

[pinklilac]

Waaa  kaka gutom naman.
Super miss ko na.pagkaing pinoy.
Pag uwi ko kain ako ng :
Fush ball,squid  ball, kikiam
Jollibee (jolly.hotdog)
Lahat ng klaseng palabok
Ginataang  tulingan na may talong
Sutffed nihaw na bangus  sasaw sa toyo mansi na may sili
Tinapa na may partner na atchara
Purefoods hotdog
Ensaladang talong
Basta super duper dami pa.
Yum yum

[euwie]

Ate ko naman nasa us na. Lagi nagpapadala mommy ko ng mga gamot. Ako naman nagdadala ng lapid's chicharon, lip ice from watsons. Ano pa ba. Isip pa ako. Lagi ko talaga nakakalimutan. Ay nagpapaparlor rin pala ako dito sa pinas, hinihintay ko talaga.